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Day: 4 January 2023

Covid-19 latest: all figures fell over festive week, including testing

by: Cassandra Tanti
04/01/2023

Monaco recorded 40 new cases of Covid-19 over the Christmas to New Year period, the smallest number in weeks, while testing was also unsurprisingly low over the festive period.

According to the government’s weekly health figures, 765 PCR and antigen tests were taken in the Principality in the week from 26th December to 1st January, almost half that of the previous week.

But circulation of the virus is continuing its downward trend, with only 11.4% of those tests coming back positive, and the incidence rate falling to 102, compared to 171 the previous week.

Only 11 people are currently being treated at the Princess Grace Hospital Centre for Covid, seven of whom are residents – around a third of the number seen at the start of December.

Ahead of the Christmas and New Year period, the Monaco Government had encouraged everyone to get tested and follow health protocols to protect the most vulnerable in the community.

Figures next week will show whether the busy festive period boosts the number of Covid cases, although it is clear that less people are getting tested for the virus now than in previous years.

The French Government is also warning that its Covid figures should be taken with caution from November 2022 because some private laboratories have stopped sharing their information with health authorities and are therefore underestimations.

In the Alpes-Maritimes, the incidence rate is currently 197 and the positivity rate is 15%.

 

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Photo credit: Cassandra Tanti, Monaco Life

Yoshi to host exclusive sake pairing experience

by: Stephanie Horsman
04/01/2023

The only Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant on the Côte d’Azur is coming together with IWA5 Sake, created by master of the trade Richard Geoffrey, for a unique sake tasting experience in Monaco’s Hotel Metropole.

The hotel’s celebrated Yoshi restaurant has made a name for itself thanks to its exceptional Japanese cuisine and taste for offering genuine experiences, such as the exclusive evening of delicious food paired with the sacred spirit of sake that will take place on 18th January.

At the event, a tasting menu by chef Takeo Yamazaki (pictured with fellow Hotel Metropole chef Christophe Cussac) will be served alongside hot and cold sake choices from IWA5 Sake. 

The dishes include San Remo-style gamberoni, scallops in seared butter, crab meatballs in chicken broth, Wagyu beef and, of course, sushi and sashimi. Dessert will be candied apple with yuzu light cream and vanilla. 

IWA5 Sake was created in Toyoma, Japan, by the former cellar master of Dom Pérignon, Richard Geoffroy, who will be on hand at the event to help guests discover the nuances of this popular drink as well as to share his own personal knowledge and passion on the topic. 

When asked about the name, he explains that IWA comes from the brewery, Shiraiwa. 

“Five is a number that represents harmony, the five senses… To me, it means assembly,” says Geoffrey. “My pride in this approach is not only to create an assembly of sakes, but also of people. It’s a new quest for harmony.”

Sake is a unique beverage. Often misclassified as a wine, it is actually a brewed drink where starch from rice is converted into sugars and then fermented into alcohol, making it more like beer. It has a vast variety of tastes and can be sparkling, sweet, nutty or aged.

The experience costs €390 per person and reservations must be made via yoshi@metropole.com.

 

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Photo source: Hotel Metropole